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Contortothrix

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

Taxonomy
Contortothrix was named by Schopf (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Contortothrix vermiformis.

It was assigned to Oscillatoriaceae by Schopf (1968).

Species
C. vermiformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Contortothrix Schopf p. 670

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Prokaryota
—Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
orderOscillatoriales
familyOscillatoriaceaeGray 1821
genusContortothrix

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Contortothrix Schopf 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-12-04 09:01:31
Modified: 2007-12-04 11:01:31
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004

Age range: Tonian or 1000.00000 to 720.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Australia (Northern Territory) C. vermiformis (227452)